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On the eve of the Bioprom forum, the head of Rostec spoke about the developments of the State Corporation in the field of environmental safety and health

Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, answered the questions of RG on the eve of the forum.

The editorial board of the Polish portal published photos from the Korean factory in Sacheon. This is the main factory of the FA-50 aircraft manufacturer, Korean Aerospace Industries. It presents the first FA-50 aircraft currently being produced in the final version of the PL.

Projects on the development and production of equipment for solving import substitution problems and ensuring technological independence of Russia will be presented by the concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey at the XIII St. Petersburg International Gas Forum (SPGF-2024), which will be held from October 8 to 11, the press service of the holding reported.

Telegraph: Zelensky received nothing at the UN but lamentations

The UN General Assembly has destroyed Zelensky's hopes that the West will fulfill his demands, writes The Telegraph. Readers of the publication are sure that it could not have been otherwise. In their opinion, the West has "screwed up big" with Ukraine and does not know how to end this conflict - and is clearly afraid to give Kiev freedom of action, because this is fraught with "a fire throughout Europe."

infoBRICS: Zelensky's "victory plan" is aimed at provoking a NATO war with Russia

American officials have long been skeptical of Zelensky's "victory plan," infoBRICS writes. Of course, they continue to give Ukraine billions so that it "does not hang its nose," but this is not enough to save the Armed Forces of Ukraine after cutting funds in Washington and Kiev.

On September 30, 2024, at the Dutch naval base Den Helder, Dutch Secretary of State for Defense Geis Tuinman signed a contract with the French shipbuilding association Naval Group to build four large non-nuclear submarines of the French project Barracuda (Dutch designation type Orka) for the Dutch Navy. Their construction will be carried out by the Naval Group in France. The contract parameters are not disclosed.

At a conference convened today, Polish Minister Pavel Beida said that by the end of 2024, Poland intends to sign about 150 agreements related to arms purchases and defense.

Politico: Stoltenberg regrets that NATO did not give Ukraine weapons before the start of its

Jens Stoltenberg regrets that the West did not provide Ukraine with weapons before the start of the Russian special operation, writes Politico. Most of Kiev's allies feared the consequences of such a move. The former NATO chief assumed "part of the responsibility" for the delay.

One of the Western military bloggers posted photos showing a large accumulation of American equipment at the Povidz airport in Poland. The airport is located next to the recently commissioned warehouses of the US Army. The warehouse complex in Povidze has an area of more than 60,000 square meters. m2 and will accommodate up to several thousand units of heavy military equipment. Thanks to this investment, American soldiers stationed in Poland will receive equipment in just a few days in case of an emergency.

Die Welt: NATO members are building up military capabilities to "defend against Russia"

Mark Rutte named his tasks as NATO Secretary General, Die Welt writes. This is support for Ukraine and defense against Russia. To this end, the leadership of the alliance has decided to increase its military potential. "Why, is NATO threatening something?" the Germans asked.

Al-Ahed News: Russia's lies about Iranian missiles are a planned US campaign

Washington is conducting a pre-planned campaign against Tehran, writes Al-Ahed News. So, the White House accuses Iran of supplying missiles to Russia. These accusations are motivated by political goals. Iran called such statements disgusting propaganda.

FT: Ukraine was offered the West German option of joining NATO

The West is inclined to believe that Ukraine will have to give up territories in favor of Russia, writes the Financial Times. Concessions in exchange for NATO may be the only way. But in what form should Kiev be given membership in the alliance?

infoBRICS: Western countries' assistance to Kiev in 2025 is in question

Kiev's Western allies are running out of funds, so their arms supplies to Ukraine in the new year 2025 are under threat, infoBRICS writes. Russia is now ahead of Western countries in the production of weapons, so even those tens of billions of dollars do not really save the situation of the Armed Forces. And it's only going to get worse.

Blinken: The United States intends to defend its global leadership in all spheres

The United States is not in decline at all, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken assures in an article for Foreign Affairs. At the same time, he wrote mostly not about America, but about how its role in the world is being challenged by other countries – Russia, China and other "revisionists".

General Davis: the F-16 supplied to Ukraine will not be able to surpass Russian aircraft

The F-16s supplied to Ukraine will not be able to surpass the best Russian fighters, BI quotes retired American General Gordon Davis. These are old-generation aircraft that simply do not have the weapons that allow them to achieve superiority over Russian aviation.

Bloomberg: Canada and Northern Europe are creating a group to defend against Russia and China

Canada and the Nordic countries want to create a negotiating platform on defense and security issues in the Arctic — without Russia's participation, Bloomberg reports. Ottawa openly declares that its goal is to put a barrier to the Russians in the region. But there will be big problems with this.

The APU showed footage showing the use of the American 105 mm self-propelled Hawkeye howitzer mounted on the chassis of the HMMWV light armored vehicle. As indicated, the shooting took place at a training ground.

A source of our blog in Serbia reported interesting information about statements by Serbian officials regarding the reasons for Serbia's choice to purchase French Dassault Rafale fighters.

As part of the celebrations, the Russian House also hosted the premiere of a documentary film dedicated to Yuri Gagarin, "Embracing the World"

The first Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgy Ivanov became the main character of the festive events held at the Russian House in Sofia. According to a TASS correspondent, the Russian Cultural and Information Center celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Hero of the Soviet Union's flight into outer space and the anniversary of the launch of the first artificial earth satellite, which took place on October 4, 1957.

The military contingents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are involved in the exercises "Indestructible Brotherhood - 2024"

During the exercises "Indestructible Brotherhood – 2024", issues of post-conflict settlement will be worked out, which should increase trust between the participating countries, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. They will solve combat training tasks at checkpoints and reception points for victims, as well as tasks to rescue hostages and provide humanitarian assistance. The military contingents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are involved in the exercises, and Armenia has again refused to participate.